Career Atlas USA

Best States for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Ranked by the Career Atlas Opportunity Score, not raw pay — a high-paying state with few jobs or a high cost of living can rank below a more balanced one.

  1. 1Iowa86.6 / 100
  2. 2Mississippi85.4 / 100
  3. 3South Dakota82.9 / 100
  4. 4Ohio79.8 / 100
  5. 5Wisconsin79.2 / 100
  6. 6Indiana78.6 / 100
  7. 7Kansas77.6 / 100
  8. 8North Dakota74.6 / 100
  9. 9Missouri73.9 / 100
  10. 10Arkansas73.3 / 100
  11. 11Washington73.2 / 100
  12. 12Alabama72.8 / 100
  13. 13Oklahoma69.2 / 100
  14. 14Minnesota68.8 / 100
  15. 15Maine65.9 / 100

Also see highest-paying states (ranked by salary alone).